Box.



H. E. WEBB.

Box.

APPLIOATION FILED 11017.25, 1911.

, Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

3 SHEETS- SHEET l.

H. E. WEBB.

BOX.

APPLIGATION FILED H0125, 1911.

1,039,61 9. Patented sept. 24, 1912.

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Glpi/tumbas H. E. WEBB. BOX. APPLICATION FILED 11011.25, 1911.

1,039,619. Patented sept. 24, 1912.

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'UNITED s'rA'rEs HARRY E. WEBB, OF TONAWADA, NEW YORK.

BOX.

Patented sept. 24, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. WEBB, citizen of the United States,residing at'lona-l Wanda, in the county of Erie and Stateot New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which thefollowing is a. specification.

This invention relates to boxes and more particularly to boxes such asare used by clothiers, tailors, and other merchants. in boxing suits ofclothes and other wearing apparel.

It is one aim of the invention to provide a box of this typey which willnot require the use of twine for the purpose of holding the cover inplace, and which will embody a handle by means of which it may be read-Ailv carried.

u'To this end, the invention contemplates Vproviding a locking device atone sideof the box, which side is the bottom when the body and cover ofthe box are properly assembled, designed to hold the body and coveragainst separation at this side of the box, and the provision, at theupper or opposite`side of the box, of a handle adapted to be readilyassembled with the body and cover at the said side, and when assembled,

designedto hold the cover against separation from the body. y

Another aim of the invention is to rovide a box of this type witha'handle w ich is primarily disconnected from the box and may be readilyassembled therewith at the time the box is set up for use. The handle isfurthermore initially flat and will consev quently not add to the Fbulkof the folded box blanks when they' are in flat condition.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had t-o thefollowing description. and accompanying drawing, in' 'whi'chz- Figure 1is a perspective view of the box embodying the present invention. 2 is avertical transverse sectional view ustrating the manner in which thehandle of thebox is assembled with the body and cover lthereof and alsoillustrating the manner 'of connecting the cover and body of the box atthe bottom thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating theconstruction of the upper sides of the body and cover of the box topermit of the ready assemblage of the handle with the box. Fi 4 is aperspective view of the handle det-ac ed from the'box and in its initialcondition. v

\ of this handle therewith, the top `Figx is a erspective view of onecorner of the box illustrating the fastening means provid'edtherefor.Fig. 6 is a similar View but showing the elements of the fasteningdevice disassembled. Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view showing thefastening means in plan. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary bottom plan'of the box.Fig. 9 is a erspective view illustrating a slightly mo ificd form offastener for the bottom of the'box. Fig. 10 is a, vertical longitudinalsectional view illustrating this form of fastening means. Fig. 11 is avertical transverse sectional View. Fig. l2 is a fragmentary plan Viewof the bottom of the body of the box. Fig. 13 is a similar view butshowing the bottom of the cover.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

In the drawing, the body of the box is indicated by the numeral 1 andthis body /includes a bottom which is indicated by the numeral 2 and atop which is indicated by the numeral 3, the end-walls of the body beingindicated by the numeral 4.

The cover of the box is indicated by the numeral 5 and has a bottom wall6 and a top 7 and this cover includes ends 8. As illustrated, the bodyand cover are rectangular and the cover fits telescopically over thebody as is usual in boxes of this type.

As before stated, the invention contemplates the provision of a handleby means of which the box may be readily carried, and in adapting` thebox for the assemblage 3 of the body 1 is formed with a slit 9 whichextends parallel to the free edge of this side of the body and whichterminates in relatively wide incisions 10 extending at right angles tothe slit 9 in the direction of the other edge l of the said top, in themanner illust-rated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. These incisions 10terminate short of the said edge of the side i 3', however, and theformation of the slit 9 and the said slits e-r incisions 10. results ina tongue 11. projecting toward the free edO'e of the said side 3 of thebody. In a like manner, the top 7 of the cover 5 of the box is formedwith a slit 12 which extends parallel to the free edge of the said sideof the cover and which terminates in slits or incisions 13, the slit 12corresponding to the slit 9 and the slitsy or incisions 13 corresponding'ioo l the said to tllose indicated by the numeral 10. The formation oft-he slits l2 and'l3 results in a tongue 14 which extends toward thefree edge of the said side of the c-over. By refer.

ring to I `igs.2 and 3 of the drawing, it will be observed that when thecover is in place upon the body of the box, the incisions 10 and 13 willregister, the tongue 14 will overlap the tongue 11, the slit 9 willregister with the base of the tongue 14, and the slit 12 will registerwith the base of the tongue l1.

The handle above mentioned is formed from a blank of stout material andincludes a grip-portionl and end o-r terminal portions 16, these latterportions being slit as `at 17 `in a line with the lateral edges of thegrip-portion 15` so as to form pairs of tongues 18, one pair beinglocated at each end of the said grip-portion and the tongues of eachpair extending at opposite sides of port-ion.

In assembling the handle, above described, and shown in Fig, 4 of thedrawing, with the box and cover, the handle is placed be-v neath the topof the box and moved laterally into engagement withthe tongue 11, saidtongue being depressed so as to pass under the grip portion 15 and overthe tongues 18 of the handle, the grip portion passing through the slit9 and into en agement with the slits 10. The broadene end portins 16 ofthe handle will then extend beneath those portions of the top 3 of thebody of the box immediately beyond the incisions 10 and the tongues 18will project beneath adjacent portions of the said top adjacent the baseand free edge of the tongue 11, it being understood that thegrip-portion 15 of the handle is of a width substantially equal tothelength of the'incisions 10 or the incisions 13 and the end portions 16preferably lequal in width to the width of the top When the cover isassembled with the body of the box, thetop wall 7 thereof is movedlaterally over the handle and the tongue 14 is depressed slightly sothat the grip-portion 15 may pass through the slit 12 from below andover the tongue 14 which then overlaps the tongue v11. Thus, not only isthe handle s0 assembled with the box that it will serve as a meanswhereby the box may be carried, but also it serves, by reason of itsengagement through the incisions 10 and 13 to hold the cover in placeupon the body of the box at the top side thereof. As a means for holdingthe opposite side of the cover against displacement from the body of thebox, there is provided a fastening means which will now be described.

The bottom 6 of the cover is formed with short parallel slits 19 whichextend trans-- versely thereof, and with a slit 20 which preferablyextends in the arc of a circle l lLoaaala having as its center a ointmidway between the slits 19. The said also cut away as at`21 and by soslitting the side and cut-ting it away, a locking tongue 22 is formedhaving aneck and a head, which latter is indicated b the numeral 23 andterminates at'each si e of the neck in tabs 24. The tongue 22, abovedescribed,

projects in the general direction of the free edfe of the said side 6'ofthe cover. rPhe si e 2 of the' body 1' of the box is formed with a slit2,5v extending longitudinally thereof and parallel to the free edge ofthe said side 2 andextending at right angles from this slit 25 near eachend thereof, is a `branch slit 26, the said side 42 being farther ,-slitas at 27 at right anglesto the slit 25 Z and immediately :said slits 27extending in a direction oppo- ,site to the direction l"slits 26. A lip,fslit 25 and slits 27 fformed between the said slit 25 and the branchslits 26. When the cover is applied t0 the body of the ,serted throughthe slit 25 and the short slits g3() between the sides of the neck ot'the tongue and the tabs 24 are engaged with the slits. 27, the lip 28being slightly bent iniwardly at the time' of such engagement. fnThetongue 22 is in lthis manner locked in its l engagement in the slit 25and cannot become -accidentally disengaged. By providing the Q lip 29,bu'lging of the side 2 of the body of the box is prevented.

inwardly of the slits'26, the

of extent of the branch 28 is formed betweeutlie and a similar lip 29`is box, the tongue 22 is iu- The sides 2 and 3 of the body of the box-and the ends of the said body are interlocked or fastened in the same.manner as are the sides 6 and 7 and ends 8 of the cover and the4locking or fastening means being identical in both instances, it isbelieved to be only necessary to describe the means as embodied in thecover.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings there is shown one corner of the coverof the box.

i In the said Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, the side6 of formed with ashort branch slit 32 which is located near the cover is illustrated asdiagonal slit 31 having a that end of the slit 31 adjacent the free edgeof the said side 6 and extends at an angle in the direction of the saidedge. The end 8 of the cover is formed with a locking Hap 33 having asubstantially semi-circular head 34; adapted for insertion through. theslit 31 and provided at one side with a short locking linger 35 whichengages in the branch slit 32 when the tongue 34 is inserted through theslit 31, such engagement serving to prevent accidental the fla from theslit 31.

VIn IPigs. 9 to 13 inclusive of the drawings there is shown a modifiedfastening means for the bottom of the body and cover of the box and inthe said figures, the botdisengagement of 4side of the cover is mir Ydrawing the tongue.

tom of the body of the box is illustrated as formed with a slit 36whichl extends transversely thereof and terminates short of the edges,and the bottom of the cover is illustrated as formed with asubstantially U- shaped slit 37 resulting in a tongue 38 which extendslengthwise of the said bottom of the cover and is adapted to be insertedthrough the slit 36 in the manner shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11 of thedrawings, when the cover is in place upon the body. To render it easy towithdraw the tongue, should it be desired to open the box at this side,notches 39 are formed in the walls of the slit 37 for the engagement ofthe fingers when with- Itl will be readily understood from an inspectionof the saidv Figs. 9 to 13, that while the tongue may be readilyinserted and withdrawn through the slit 36, it will eectually secure thecover to the body of the box at the bottom thereof. l

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. A boxcomprising a body and a cover having overlapped tongues, and a handlecomprising a grip-portion extending over said tongues, and terminalportions engaging beneath the said tongues.

2. A box comprising a body and a cover having overlapped tongues, and ahandle comprising a grip-portion having broadened terminal port-ions,the said terminal por,y tions engaging beneath the ends of the tonguesand the said grip portion extending over the said tongues.

3. Abox comprising a body and a cover having overlap ed oppositelyprojecting' tongues, and a andle comprising a gripportion havingbroadened terminal portions slit to form ears at opposite ends of thegri portion, the said ears eing engaged beneat the overlapped tono'uesand the said gripportion extending a tongues. l

4. A box comprising a body and a cover telescopically fitted,corresponding sides ofove the said overlapped the body and cover beingslit to form tongues projecting toward the free edges of the respectivesides, the said tongues being overlapped, and a handle comprising agripportion having terminal ears engaged beneath the tongues, the saidgrip-portion extending above the tongues.

5. A box comprising a body and a cover' telescopically litted,corresponding sides of the body and` cover being formed each with a slitextending parallel to the free edge thereof and with terminal slitsextending at right angles tothe rst mentioned slit, the said slits ineach of the said sides forming atongue extending in the direction of thefree edge of the said side, the said tongues being overlapped, and ahandle comprising a grip-portion of substantially the same Width'as theterminal slits and having broadened terminal portions engaged beneaththe ends of the said tongues, the said grip-portion extending above thetongues.

6. A box comprising a body and a cover having overlapped tongues, and ahandle comprising' a grip portion extending over said tongues andbroadened terminal portions engaging under the ends of the inner tongueand also under the body of the box adjacent the ends of tongue.

7. A box comprising a body and a cover telescopically fitted, thecorresponding sides of the cover and box being formed with spacedregistering transverse slits, and a handle comprising a shank portionfitted through the slits and having broadened terminal portions disposedlongitudinally with respect to the body engaging against the innersurf-.ice of the said side of the body and bridging said slits.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY E. WEBB. [n a] Witnesses:

MARGARET M. TALMAN, WILLIS M. SPAULDING.

